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Vocabulary - 12.04.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary - 12.04.2016
1. PONDER (VERB): think deeply

Synonyms: contemplate, deliberate

Antonyms: neglect, discard

Example Sentence:

The jury ponders before making its decision. 


2. ZENITH (NOUN): top 

Synonyms: apex, pinnacle Antonyms: base, nadir

Example Sentence: 

The sun was way past its zenith and headed towards the west.


3. NEBULOUS (ADJECTIVE): uncertain

Synonyms: imprecise, vague Antonyms: clear, certain

Example Sentence: 

The shadowed figure was nothing but a nebulous circle projected in yellow.


4. COERCION (NOUN): compulsion

Synonyms: intimidation, duress Antonyms: liberty, freedom

Example Sentence: 

The activists believed in coercion by arms but Gandhi ji voted against, thus commencing the nonviolence movement.


5. GAIETY (NOUN): happiness

Synonyms: joyousness, festivity Antonyms: sorrow, solemnity

Example Sentence:

The colourful dresses add greatly to the gaiety of the carnival.


6. FORGERY (NOUN): falsification 

Synonyms: fraudulence, counterfeiting Antonyms: authentic, reality

Example Sentence: 

He was accused of downright forgery for altering the papers signed by the authority.


7. HERESY (NOUN): disbelief (generally religious)

Synonyms: agnosticism, infidelity Antonyms: belief, theism

Example Sentence: 

In the cases of heresy, spiritual courts sought the aid of the secular jurisdiction.


8. REITERATION (NOUN): repetition 

Synonyms: restatement, reproduction Antonyms: seldom,

Example Sentence: 

Constant reiteration of a word makes it easier to learn how to spell it.


9. PRODIGAL (ADJECTIVE): spendthrift

Synonyms: wasteful, wanton Antonyms: modest, thrifty 

Example Sentence: 

The company is prodigal of promises, but niggard of their fulfilment.


10. ADULATION (NOUN): praise

Synonyms: flattery, applause Antonyms: criticism, cynicism

Example Sentence:

The newspapers were full of lavish adulations of the winning team.

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